While awaiting the transfer of the capital to the city of the Pope, Turin served as the capital from 1861 to 1865. Hpnx9420, CC BY 3.0 Wikimedia commons Florence, the second capital of Italy ...

Imagine an elegant Italian city with a bit of French je ne sais quoi—that city is Turin (or Torino in Italian). Capital of the northern Italian region of Piedmont, Turin was part of the Duchy of ...

Foreigners — and residents — long avoided Bari’s old town, which had been plagued by mob crime. Now, with direct flights from ...

Rome is the capital city of Italy and is one of the most vibrant cities of all, with its origins being traced back to its founding in 753 BCE. Rome also stands today as the nation's geographical ...

The city has long attracted artists ... Trieste is known as the coffee capital of Italy, and that’s saying a lot considering how much Italians love their java. Caffè degli Specchi, located ...

And in many ways, his is the story of Trieste, a Roman-founded Italian city shaped by its long history ... style recalls streets in the Austrian capital, Prague or Budapest. Beyond the Borgo ...

all heralding the city’s ascent as an international art hub. Already Italy’s financial nerve center and a global design capital—especially during its legendary design week—Milan’s ...